Evo IX - Noise after timing belt/water pump
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Evo IX - Noise after timing belt/water pump
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Getting a weird noise at idle after I just replaced my timing belt/water pump. I used the gates belts and GMB water pump. Any thoughts on what it could be?
Getting a weird noise at idle after I just replaced my timing belt/water pump. I used the gates belts and GMB water pump. Any thoughts on what it could be?
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nope... nothing you missed... it wouldn't rev so cleanly if it was out of time... it would be 6* on the cam and 12 on the crank if i remember right... its pretty common that the ckp trigger plate gets bent so thats something to check... you can take the pulleys off, pull the plastic case off and start the car... it will run for a while on battery alone. you should be able to pinpoint the noise that way... i have seen a lot of plastic cover get bent, cracked, or the seal removed and start to rub but i cant say thats how this sounds... are you sure you didn't cross the water pump bolts? they are always a nightmare for me...
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nope... nothing you missed... it wouldn't rev so cleanly if it was out of time... it would be 6* on the cam and 12 on the crank if i remember right... its pretty common that the ckp trigger plate gets bent so thats something to check... you can take the pulleys off, pull the plastic case off and start the car... it will run for a while on battery alone. you should be able to pinpoint the noise that way... i have seen a lot of plastic cover get bent, cracked, or the seal removed and start to rub but i cant say thats how this sounds... are you sure you didn't cross the water pump bolts? they are always a nightmare for me...
When you say to take the pulleys off, you mean the water pump etc. that are driven from the serpentine belt?
EDIT: I'm planning on taking this apart some time in the next couple days when I get the chance. If I take the engine mount off in order to get the upper/lower timing belt covers off, is it safe to start the engine and let it idle without the engine mount reattached?
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If you used bolts that were to long for the water pump pulley then it would rub and tick as well... Tearing it down and starting it literally takes 15minutes... I've never had a noise after an install of a gates belt... Thats not to say they dont have issues but i've done quite a few now... I sware on my life that if your cam gear aligns with the timing mark on the vc there is no possible way it can be out of sync on mivec, unless the deck or head have been cut but even then it wont cause any noise issues...
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Looks like it was loose bolts on the water pump pulley. By the time I caught it two of them had backed out and was was loose. I still get a little bit of a whine when I rev it above 4k, and from what I've read on other threads that means the timing belt might be on too tight. Gonna tackle that job soon.
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